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Start Date

November 2016

End Date

November 2016

Location

HUB 302-187

Type of Presentation

Poster

Abstract

Having a large screen with imperfect images is better sometimes than having a small screen with a perfect quality image. Large screens are very expensive and sometimes hard to repair. We propose to build a large screen from several small screens, without using a specialized graphic card, but using a distributed network of Raspberry Pis. The Raspberry Pis are inter-networked and work individually, but like any other distributed network, achieve a common goal of displaying a large image on multiple screens. We connect a Raspberry Pi to a computer monitor (of any size) and we mesh the monitors as a matrix such that a large display, of any size, can be formed. A Raspberry Pis controls the image of a single monitor. The algorithm for coordinating the display of the images is centralized and is executed by a distinct Raspberry Pi called the Master. The Master Pi does not control the image of any monitor just coordinates the Raspberry Pis in the network. In case a monitor is faulty, it can be easily replaced. In case a Raspberry Pi is fault, it can be easily replaced. The software used is written in open source and we’ll be made available at the end of the project.

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Scalable Display using a Distributed Network of Raspberry Pis

HUB 302-187

Having a large screen with imperfect images is better sometimes than having a small screen with a perfect quality image. Large screens are very expensive and sometimes hard to repair. We propose to build a large screen from several small screens, without using a specialized graphic card, but using a distributed network of Raspberry Pis. The Raspberry Pis are inter-networked and work individually, but like any other distributed network, achieve a common goal of displaying a large image on multiple screens. We connect a Raspberry Pi to a computer monitor (of any size) and we mesh the monitors as a matrix such that a large display, of any size, can be formed. A Raspberry Pis controls the image of a single monitor. The algorithm for coordinating the display of the images is centralized and is executed by a distinct Raspberry Pi called the Master. The Master Pi does not control the image of any monitor just coordinates the Raspberry Pis in the network. In case a monitor is faulty, it can be easily replaced. In case a Raspberry Pi is fault, it can be easily replaced. The software used is written in open source and we’ll be made available at the end of the project.